Apparatus for boiling fiber for the manufacture of cellulose.



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APPLICATION FILED JAN. I2. I9I7.

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WW u A M m a D1 .1- M 9m m D E H. N m T A C H P P A Willa l so as -This invention relatesto paratus for steam boiling "freshcut'r s,

- grass, pith, or other fibrous plants, hereb rk 1 e ije'ncy This material is then deposited in human snares rauni r oration.

HARRY ELnwoon ELLIS, or rnnmnr'ro, rnon-rnmns'srenon or ONE-HALF troa'w.

WILHELM, OF PALMETTO, FLORIDA. I

. arraran'rusron nornriye-rlnnn'ron THE ANUFACTURE or cnnLULosE.

To all whom may concern:

ELLWOOD States; residit appertains to make a'nd'use the same.

cellulose may be manufactured, or for b'eiling co'coanut or other fibers, which 'may be used forthe manufacture ofjvarious articles, such' as-pa'per, cotton, etc; I Onefof the objeets of .the invention is the plants in provide a --suitable;x-tank into'iwhieh "the ffibrous material and chemicals" may. pass,

. whereby ahigh temperature of steam may I assist in reducing the mixture't i:

heat. from be subjected to them ture, ,to owing or running state. .u v

A further object of the invention is to provide means. to break the particles of the mixture.

'- A further object. of-the invention is to provide means to subject a high temperature of heat and steam-to a smaller quantity of the mixture,

thereby additionally. reducing the mixture to a more thorough soluble state, and breaking the particles therein.

In practical fields, the details of construction may necessitate alterations, falling withv in the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the complete apparatus, constructed in accordance with the invention. Flg. 2 1s a plan view.

1 Specification in Letters lamina Fig. 6 is a view in side elevation of a series t'ofcellulose passage pipes, through which steams pipes pass, similar to those shown in animproved a cellulose production of an. apparatus of this kind, whereby the reduction of fibrous a green condition .tc; cellulose may 'be quickly andcheaplygbroughtabout.

e s 4A further objectfo'fthe-invention Patented Aug. '7, 191?.

Application filed'Jannary 12,1917. Serial No. 142,036.

' Fig. 3 is asectional view 'on line 3-3 of the stuff tank shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a seetional view on line 44. of

themixingtank shown in'Fig- 1.

,Figi 5 is a vertical sectional view on line 1 1 i -the manufacture of cellulose, the necessary material or fiber from reeds, grass or other fibrous' plants and the like, or the fibrous material from cocoanuts and the is first shredded .to a proper consistthe mixing tank or vat 3. A chemical solution of caustic soda or any other suitable chemical 4 is then mixed byany suitable means (not shown), in the tank 1 The two tanks are connected ,Ivided with "a valve valve, the chemical solution may be a owed by a connection 5, pro- 6, and by 'openin this to flow into the tank or vat 3, where it is,

by any suitablemeans (not shown), thoroughlymixed and agitated with the fibrous material. ,The tank 1 is provided with an annnlaraisteam jacket or space 2, whereby thecli'emi'cal solution may be pre-heated by a high temperature of steam heat. The

tank or vat 3 .is below and slightly to one side of the tank 1, and is provided with a suitable jacket or space 4, whereby the mixture of chemical solution of caustic soda and fibrous material may be pre-heated by a high temperature of steam heat. In removing the material from the tank 3, it is further subjected to steam treatment in order to reduce the same to a soluble state, and to subject the mixture to? this additional steam treatment, there is ,-'a plurality of series of tubular chamhersor undulate passages provided, said series-"being designated by the numerals 7 and 8. The tubular chambers of each series are in communication by means of the. passages 9, 10 and 11. To carry the material from the tank 3 to these series of tubular chambers, a pair of conventional lifting stuif pumps, or merely stuff pumps 12 and 13, is provided. The

trically connected. The other ends of the pitmen are connected at 24 to the pump piston rods 25 and 26. On one end of the shaft 18 a suitable pulley 27 is mounted to rotate with the shaft. By means of the pulley, any suitable means (not shown) may be geared, in order to impart revoluble movement to the shaft 18, which in turn will operate the shaft 16 through the mediumof the gear and pinion 17 and 19. It is to be noted that the pitmen 22 and 23 are so connected to the disks that the pump piston rods will alternately operate. The pump cylinders 12 and 13 are connected to and in communication with the interior of the tank 3 by means of the connections 28 and 29, and the enlarged conventional forms of the check valves 30. Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, it is to be noted that uppermost tubular chamber of the series 7 (at the end of said chamber) a tubular conduit or pipe 31 is coupled, as shown at 32. This conduit or pipe 31 merges into and in communication with the branch pipes or tubular conduits 33 and 34, which in turn are coupled to conventional forms of check valves 35 and 36, similar to the valves 30, and the casings of which check valves are in-turn connected to the pump cylinders 12 and 13 by the connections 37. A suitable centrifugal'pump 38 is coupled to and communicates with the lowermost tubular chamber of the series 7 by means of the connection39.- By means of a suitable belt 40, power from any suitable source (not shown) may be imparted to the pulley 41 of the shaft 42 of the pump 38. By means of the tubular conduit 43, the centrifugal pump 38 is connected to and in communication with the uppermost tubular chamber of the series 8, and by means of the centrifugal pump 38, the material from the lowermost tubular chamber of the series 7 is lifted and forced into the uppermost tubular chamber of the series 8. A second centrifugal pump 44 is connected to and in communication with the lowermost tubular chamber of the series 8, by means of the connection 45. By means of this pump 44, the material is lifted to and forced through the discharge or outlet pipe 46, and when thematerial or mixture discharges from this pipe 46, it has been reduced to cellulose, and after the chemical solution has been removed, or recovered, in

a manner specifically set forth and claimed in the co-pending application for the method of manufacturing cellulose, filed 94th day of January 1917, Serial Number 7 144,168, and after the cellulose hasbe'en washed and refined, as set forth in the said co-pending application, it may be used for various purposes, as aforesaid. Any suitthe pulley 47 (which is mounted upon and rotatable with the shaft 48 of said pump) by means of the belt 49, so as to impart mopumps 12 and 13, the material from the tank 3 is drawn into each of the pumps past the check valves 30 on the upward stroke of the pistons of said pumps. On the, downward strokes of the pistons 12 and 13, the material in the pumps flow to the upper sides of.,the pistons, (not shown) ofvsaid pump, past the conventional form of check valve (not shown), which may be carried by able power (not shown) may be belted to ,tion to the pump. When operating the the pistons of the pumps, then, upon the subsequent upward movements of the pistons of pumps 12 and13, the material above said pistons (not shown) is forced past the check valves 35' and 36. These operations continue, thereby forcing the material through the branches 33""and 34, through the conduit 31, and thence, into the series of tubular chambers 7, where it is first subof the mixture are thoroughly broken ordisintegrated, that is, the cellular tissues. Moreover, the pumps 38 and 44 relieve any pressure in the system.

In order tosubject the high temperature of heat from steam to the 'combined fibrous material and chemicals, a steam boiler of any conventional type is provided. Extending from the top of the boiler, or rather the steam dome thereof, is a pipe 51,, which extends outwardly, downwardly, and transversely, the transverse portion 52 terminating in a pipe section passing centrally and longitudinally through the uppermost tubular, chamber of the series 8. Also connected to the transverse'portion 52, as shown at '53, is a. pipe section 54, which passes centrally and longitudinally to the uppermost tubular chamber of the series 7. Arranged in the tubular chambers of both series, below their uppermost chambers, are pipe sections 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 and 60. The pipe sections of the series of tubular chambers 7 are joined in sequence and in communication, by means of the connections or unions 61, so that the pipes 33 and 34, and the pipe 31, into the steam will have a continuous flow uninteruppermost tubular chamber 54 of the series rupted. The pipe sections 52, 58, 59 and 7, by means of the stub pumps 12 and 13. 60 are similarly joined by the connections The material passes through the several tuor unions 63, whereby the steam of the tububular chambers of the bath series, and is 70 ers 8 may also have a continuous kept slowly and continuously moving uninterrupted flow. The steam pipe sections through said chambers The centrifugal pass through suitable stuffing boxes 64. The pump 38 is driven at such a speed as to be lowermost steam pipe sections 57 and kept timed or in unison with the stuff pumps 10 merge into the pipes or conduits and 66, 12 and 13, whereby the material (which is which communicate with the steam jackets discharged from the centrifugal pump 38) 4 and 2, respectively, of the tanks 3 and may be kept moving by the action of the 1, thereby carrying the steam into said jackpump through the tubular chambers of the ets, whereby the high temperature of heat series 8, at substantially the same rate of 15 therefrom may be subjected to the chemical speed asshown moving through the chamsolution and the material in the said tanks. bers of the series 7. The tank 3 is jack- A suitable multiple cylinder pump 67 is proeted for the dual purpose of pre-heating the vided, one cylinder thereof being connected material and obtaining water from the conto and in communication with the steam densa'tion of the steam for the steam boiler.

20 dome of the boiler 50, by means of the pipe By pre-heating the material, it is rapidly or conduit 68. Extending from the other brought to a boiling point, when passing cylinderof the pump 67 is a pipe 69, which, through the tubular chambers, by the heat connects to and is in communication with radiating from the steam pipes (which pass the steam jacket 4. Branching from the through said chambers) which are kept at 25 pipe 69 and extending upwardly is a pipe a high temperature by means of super-heatwith the steam jacket 2. of the tank 1. Conafter passing through the series of the chamnected to one cylinder of the pump 67 at a bers 7, is subjected strongly to trituration, point diametrically opposite the pipe 69, and while in a boiling condition, by means'of 30 extending upwardly and laterally, is a pipe the centrifugal pump 38. By means of the l, which connects to and is in communicapump 38, the material discharged therefrom tion with the water chamber of the boiler. is carried over to the series of chambers 8, The multiple cylinder pump is operated where the above operations are repeated. y steam from the dome of the boiler Other series of chambers, similar to the 35 through the pipe 68. By means of the mulseries of chambers 7 and 8', may be added, tiple cylinder pump 67, the pipes 69, 70 and according to the kind of raw material to 71, the condensation of steam from the steam be reduced, and the quantity and quality of jackets 2 and 4 is carried back to the water the finished product desired. The effect on chamber of the boiler. The downwardly exthe raw material of boiling in a chemical 40 tending partition 72 of the pipe 51 is prosolution and trituration by the centrifugal vided with a suitable valve, 73, in order to pumps alternately, is to rapidly and comcontrol the supply of steam through the pletely disintegrate the cellular tissue, so steam pipe sections 54,55, 56, 57, 52 58, that clean cellulose in quantity may be pro- 59 and 60. Owing to the moisture existing duced'continuously, at a low cost.

. 45 in the material from which the cellulose is The invention having been set forth, what manufactured or formed, a certain amount is claimed as new and useful, is of steam is generated in the tubular cham- 1. In a machine for the manufacture of hers, owing to the lntense heat from said cellulose, a series oftubular chambers super- 50 fore, to carry off this steam, the uppermost nections whereby an undulated passage for'l15 and means for breaking and disintegrating In the operation, the fibrous material in a leaves said passage. finally divided condition, as brought out in 2. In a machine for the manufacture of the co-pending method application above recellulose, a series of tubular chambers super- 60 ferred to, is mixed with a suitable quantity imposed and in parallelism, and having conof chemical solution of caustic soda or other nections whereby an undulated passage for suitable chemical solution, inthe tank 3, the cellulose material is formed. and a steam until it is brought to a consistency .capable of pipe extending longitudinally through each being pumped. This mixture of solution tubular chamber to subject high tcmpcra- 65 and fiber is pumped or formed through the ture of steam heat to the cellulose material,

' integrating and means for breaking and disintegrating the cellular tissues of the cellulose as it leaves said passage, and means for relieving the pressure ofsteam that may generate in the material in said passage.

3. In a machine cellulose, a series of tubular chambers superimposed in parallelism, tions whereby an undulated passage for the cellulose material is formed, means for forcing the material through said chambers, means for preheating said material for disthe same, and means extending for subsequently heating and disintegrating the material. 4. In a machine for the manufacture of cellulose, a series of tubular chambers superimposed in parallelism,-and having connectionswhereby an undulated passage for the cellulose material is formed, means for forcing the material through said chamber,

through the chambers means for preheating said material for disthrough extending through integrating the same, and means extending through the chambers for subsequently heating and disintegrating the material, and means to disintegrate or break' the material additionally as it leaves said chambers.

5. In a-'machine for the manufacture of cellulose, an undulated steam heating passage for cellulose material, a container for thecellulose material, means for conveying said material from said container to and said passage,

said passage for heating said material, said container having a space for the manufacture of material, and means and having connec- H "material before t enters the passage, and

steam heating means surrounding the same, and means connecting said space and the steam heating means for preheating said material, and means to additionally disintegrate or break the material as it leaves said passage.

6. In a machine for the manufacture of cellulose, a steam heated passage for the for pre-heating said means for disintegrating the material as it leaves said passage.

7. In a machine for the manufacture of cellulose, an undulated passage for the material, a container for the material provided with a steam jacket, and means for steamheating said passage, said steam-heating means having connections with the jacket for pre-heating disintegrating the material after it leaves the passage.

8. In a machine for thamainufacture of cellulose, an undulated passage, the steam pipe extending through said passage for, heating the same, means for steam-preheating said material sage, and means for disintegrating the material as it leaves the passage.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

J. 0. Brown, B. 'I. OWEN.

ELLIS.

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